# Accident 19940509010419A: Hughes 269C, Randleman, NC, May 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1994, 08:45 local time
- Place: Randleman, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8171° N, 79.8041° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8171&lon=-79.8041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220MS-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,621 total, 8,918 in this make and model, 355 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940509010419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT FOR AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. ROTOR RPM DECAY ON AUTOROTATION. TWO GALLONS WATER IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA095), May 9, 1994: Schweizer 300C (N220MS), Randleman, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHT THE HELICOPTER WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS WATER IN THE FUEL SUPPLY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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